North shields transport hub reaches new milestone
The creation of a modern and convenient transport hub in North Shields has taken a major step forward. Set to bring public transport together into one central place and attract more people to the town centre, North Tyneside Council’s proposed transport hub will be located on the site of the former Co-op building on Bedford […]
New bridge installed at Marsh Barton rail station site
A new pedestrian and cycle bridge has been lifted into place as part of the development of Marsh Barton railway station. The installation of the 16-metre span structure over the railway line, which took place in the early hours of Saturday (26 February) morning, is a major milestone in the project. Devon County Council has […]
Calderdale Council merges highways and green spaces teams
A new combined council team is streamlining the process of dealing with issues arising from Calderdale’s highways and green spaces. Duties the new team deals with takes in keeping neighbourhoods and town centres clean, maintaining parks and open spaces, looking after play areas, allotments, and sports pitches, repairing potholes, pavements, walls and drainage, protecting and […]
Liverpool City Region highways earmarked for major investment
Journeys on the Liverpool City Region’s highways and transport network would become smoother and safer, under a new multi-million-pound investment package set to be discussed by local leaders this week. In a move to improve the region’s roads, the Combined Authority is seeking to approve the indicative allocation of £232.96m from the City Region Sustainable […]
£8m roads improvement programme for Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute Council’s Environment, Development and Infrastructure Committee has endorsed an £8m roads improvement programme for the area. This sum includes an additional £2.6 million, approved at last month’s budget meeting. The overall budget is divided `based on the area of road network. For example, there is a greater road surface area in Oban, […]
£8.6m cycle route underway in Coventry
Work has started on a 6km cycleway running from the east of the city that will provide a boost to sustainable travel options in the region, enabling more people to cycle on their journeys. The segregated cycle route will allow people to safely travel by bike from the city centre to University Hospital Coventry and […]
Workplace challenge to boost active travel
Workplaces in Leicester & Leicestershire are being pitted against each other for a fun challenge to see who can get the most staff to leave their cars at home. The Let’s Go – Betterpoints Workplace Challenge is inviting anyone who travels to work to walk, run, wheel, ride or use public transport to help their team climb […]
Is it time to rethink unsustainable road expenditure?
Twenty odd years ago, when the Labour Party was in power, the Tories were accusing them of a war on motorists. Yet once the Tories were relieved of the shackles of the Coalition in 2015 it didn’t take long for George Osborne, the then Chancellor, to create the first Road Infrastructure Strategy allowing billions of pounds to […]
Lancashire sets out £20 million programme for its roads, streetlights and bridges
Lancashire County Council has unveiled a £20m programme of investment to support vital transport infrastructure. The fund will be considered the council’s cabinet and includes spending on roads, streetlights, and bridges over the next 12 months. Almost £12m of that sum is earmarked for resurfacing roads and preventing potholes appearing, with the county’s highways teams […]
Government says no to Lincolnshire’s roads cash plea for missing millions
Lincolnshire County Council has received a letter confirming its roads maintenance grant allocation for 2022/23 remains £12m less than 2019/20. In the 2019/20 financial year, Lincolnshire was allocated £51m maintenance funding. This was cut down to just under £39m for 2021/22 and will remain at this level until 2025 according to the Department for Transport. […]